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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-11
JABEZ TURNER.

Another or the fow remaining veterans or the ar OF
1872 Jabez Turner died yesterday at his home NO 10"
IudsonsL He had almost completed his eight! -hh'h
year, when he was stricken with blood poisoning ana
malignant carOunccs. He was born III ~ on na'
fnthes farm, i'm BeTksllre County, Mass, where he re-
Inied until the War OF 1912 broke out he ch' 40
private After he came to New-l orh anu ~ tei
some Obtained employment Win the DoAwae anu
Hudson Canal company, win whom IL reHa'uo" i0'
about twenty years wciyher 49, ..i.o
Ten years aO DID caused him 10 retFc iIoiu st
work. and lived retired life on the !htetes
OF his savings aud MS pension tie never Jolheu lv
sociatiou of the Veterans of the War OF lsl2 nor tOh
active part In politics lie always held stahch oPu
ncan opinions after formation OF the party e.
aud got out to vote ~ TITO last mnyoralty eIecioiL Ito
leaves one son, Nilllaul ". Turner WAC u Vim N"
buckley * Coz the drJ gJOl firm ia biOih"a1. -, ,ho
lie had been for many years Il regular "''cH''' Nv w
West PresbYterlan Ohm. b.
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In \ letter accepting honorary membership in tho
WHAT PEOPLE THINK md SAY.

DR. LYMAN BEECHER'S VIEWS ON SLAVERY.
TO he Edttor Of The Trtbune.
SIR In your admirable sketch Of the life OF ii. W..
Beecher you speak OF his father, the late DIR. Lyman
Beecher as leader in the anti slavery Cause" In
Justice to hs memory and TO the claims OF historic
truth the statement should be core cted. In the
earliest years of the aDti-slayery movement he was
my pastor and personal friend, and II has always
been source 81 painful regret to me that he was
among those Who felt 1t duty to oppose the anti
slavery agitation
II was not am bound to believe, that he had any
love Tor slavery hut that he deemed the agitation
likely TO breed dssensiOns III the church, hinder
REVEALS of religion disturb the foundations OF re-
ligious and educational institutions and endanger the
Iuon As President of Lane Theological Seminary
he sanctioned the vote of the trustees lorbidsng the
students to discuss the slavery question aud requiring
them to disband their anti-slayery society i" s
done to the institution from thrch'ensu
overthrow but it leo to the secession OF three onrth
OF the whole body of students, many OF whom hhsheu
their OF study at Oberlin and some OF Whoin
became eminent anti-sa, Try lecturers Inc oemi-
nary did its prosperity Tor years alter ts
In his old age, alter the perhdiois repeal OF INC
Missouri Compromise and the enactment oi thr III
like many others OF bio brethren doubt, took inc
anti-slavery side; but that was after his day W
leadership war over. II he could speak 10 Ne ho%
from his he YenlJ home, am be wouid thanh
mo tor making this correction.
Soon after his came to Brooklyn had an th'cI
view with him in which he expressed his lilai res'
in view OF the course which his father had pursueu'
founding Christianity itself with the human orsnniza-
tons created Tor its advancement, thus making 'ho
an end instead OF amply and only means"
er-YOrk, March q, 1887. OLIVER JoHNsoN'
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THE DEATH or MISS FANNIE BRIGGS.

The inquest IN The case OF Miss Fannie Brlggs. VINO
died last week from pertonltls tho result OF
lawful operation, continued last evening at No.
IL Gatcs-avc., Brooklyn. by Coroner Lindsay MIS-.
Mary j. Wood, who boardsd at the house where MISS
I;rCgs "a. taken sCK No. 10 Iawrcuce-st testified
that Mr. Hetrck, the girs employer, was constant IN
h.s attendance upon her The witness asked him II
ne could aIord 10 nave his name mixed up with such
an affair and ne saId no knew he was doing wrong,
but II was out OF cnarlty. Mrs. fnncgan the land
Iady testified that Dr. BrIggs tod her that miss Briggs
was suffering Inflammation OF the bowels ana was
I'm a dangerous condition. lie refused TO have her
removed to her fathers house. Mrs Morse told thc
the witness that Hett1ck was Ine cause OF MISS
Bggss trouble and she insisted that she away and
10 Mrs Rossas hOnse,No 40 Hoytst where
she died. Mrs Rosa testified that Dr. Briggs told ner
that ne had nothing do with the girls condition. Inc
witness said that Hettrick devoted To the girl
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MR. BISHOP DOES ALL HE PROMISED

wanack's Theatre fairly well filed yesterday
afternoon, principally with ladies, who were anxious
to see Irving Bishop perform his interesting feats
The performance began at o'clock, and after com
mttee comprising Miss LOle Fuller, Miss Lima Mer'
VILE Mrs Harry Mann, Miss Amy Lee. I, Robinson,
Mark Smith, and two others had taken thcli
places on platform Marshall p Wilder entertacd
the audience with his limitations and Rotations ne
little man was well applauded, and then Mr. Bishop
took his turn at mystifying the people HIS wen
known "stabbing" experiment was well ana qucAli
done as all his other feats save one, IN which
be failed to find in Mrs. Mann a tractable subject
In order to that actual contact with the subject
il not necessary to his success. Mr. bishop went
through several OF his experiments without touching
being touched in any by the subject lie exper,
mented with Miss Merve, asking her TO fix her mind
lntenty on some date and write IL card and enciO>
The card in an envelope Mr.. Bishop, blindolded then
walked up to the blackboard and wrote on II August
is 1871 which was the date OF her first appearance
In this country. In fact Mr. Bishop did all he sai
he was going to do and did ii cleverly and we'll.
Mir Wilder also enterta those present second
time. This il the last appearance Mr.. Bishop will
mako here for time. His manager, Dir. Com
stock has arranged for his appearance IN Brooklyn
next SUNDAY night The following week no starts
On his tour West and South.
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THE PROPOSAL TO OCsr RANDALL.

PHILADELPHIA. March 10 tSpcea) Tho action OF the
committee Of the Republican members of the Legislature
in changing the Congressional district so as to GUST
samuel j. Randall IL the talk OF the hour AT the Demo
cratic headquarters is asserted that General Cameron
will not allow the change TO become law The districts
as organized give the city another representative making
six in all II the change made by the committee Is voted
by the legislature MIR. Randall will be superseded by
John C. Grady, whom. 1t is asserted to-day james Mo-
Names Is TO put the light against Randall at the mex.
Congressional election IL is also on the slate 10 SEM
new and Younger tho next Congress In place OF
A. C. Harmer and James ONell.
Mr. Randall registered at the American Hotel to-day
aud in answer questions TO the proposed change IN
the districts said: have not given the matter any
consideration shall. however. run IN any district the
Legislature might make and II the people do not desire
me 10 represent them any longer they could easily vote
for A change"
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BARNUM,S ANIMALS COME TO TOWN
GETTING THE BIG AND LITTLE ELEPHANTS OUT OF
THE CARS.

GETTING THE BIG AND LITTLE ELEPiiANIS vi vi
THE CARS.
Some of the principal animals belonging 10 T. l..
Barnums circus and menagerie arrived last night a'
Mott Haven having in special cars over theNe"
York and Nen-Hsven road from bridgeport thelr
winter quarters. For time the scene anon. tne
station attracted curious crowds: Inc untaneu ahi
mails travelled in their wheeled cages ON nat cars
Wb AT sho wmen call the led animals horses, Gamers
and elephants were in specially bulit DoA cars iion
which they will walk through the streets 10 tne Piace
NJ exhibition Mr. Barnum has drove OF infty, TWO
camels and tortvour elephants. Only thirty OF the
elsnbants travel with the show, the other fourteen
remaining in Central Park. Six of the largest were
taken from the cars last hight about o'clock.
. F,eubont Bill their trainer slid back the car
door and leaped in among the great brutes win a
lighted lantern. Deity he unlinked the chains tnat
confined big Alice, wdo" OF the iamented JUMBO VINO
since the death OF her lord and is said TO be the
largest captive elephant IN the world gruh com
mand and few prods with goad started her down
the gangway carefully FEELING every irch OF tue pahks
with her swayng trunk before she trod them. as
her great bulk filled the doorway shrili chorus or
cheers went up IRON the assembled small boys VINO
hastily rrtreated to respectful distance After Ance,
t.sks then Andrew Mandrie, Gypsy and the graceful
Hebe. They all obedently ranged their great oouies
in double column and submitted to he chmheu
two-and-twob Ivy their necks without any snow OF re-
slstapce or imlIatience Not the diminutYe Tom
Tb.mb. With difficulty he was pulled and pusheeu
down the gangwsy. As he fell ths cold rush OF me
damp night air he trnnpeed peeyishy ana turned anu
made dash for the warm car. good deal OF sDoht-
ing and prodding with the keepers hook ana some
coaxng and patting from the trunk OF the more 1oce
Alice were necessary before master Tom spoheu w
admiration and indulgence allowed himself to DC 'ed
away with many indignant grunts ana signs Oh pro-
testation. , r,L., ,r,o
Harlem Bridge to Observation-Disclosures then
west to Madison ave- then south to the Garden IL Is
expected that all the animals will arrive III time lor the
great parade in combination with Forepaushs slow
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FL1EHOUSE PEOPLE MADE HAPPY.
RECOVERING MUCH OF THE PROPERTY STOLEN BY
SEAMAN AND BRANDT.

RECOVERING MUCH OF THE PROPERTY STOLEN BY
SEAMAN AND BRANDT.
Police Headquarters had the appearance oil spring
opening yesterday Well dressed ladies' went In and ont
the big marble structure at frequent Intervals some
with faces wrcathed in smiles and others looking as
appointed The great rush was TO get look at Johh
Scanlan and Charles Brandt, the expert fat house
thieves who were arrested on Tuesday evening and
are now in the custody Of Inspector Byrnes, and to
inspect the large amount Of stoln property that was
recovered through the confession OF Seaman as 10
the places where the stolen goods had been sold
Mrs. s L. Church. Of No. 1919 parkave, picked out
a diamond bracelet, pair Of earrings and gold
headed breastpn valued 1T $3.50 and Identified Brandt
a. a man she met going through her hallway on Feb
ruary 81 with a bundle Of clothing She tried to stop
am but he threw the bundle OF clothing into her
OF sxth-aye. and One-hundred andwenty nihthst was
robbed OF property worth $500 ON March . lie iound
all of f. In Inspector Byrness collection Mrs X" W.
Warren, OF No l,e6l Lexington-ave, woke up on lhe
% Sa about OF $3.50 S"'' Worth q oEsTy sSs
lives IN the below Mrs. Warner, found watch and
and several articles OF cwelry belonging TO her Mrs L.
bunker OF No l.O East hundred second
stole jevelry valued at $3.50 on December
Roberts eas Of SS. GOA Ie.nStonsSe had seen
both Seaman aud Brandt before and was delighted 70
nnd about 500 OF the 500 worth of property that she
m -sed after the visited her on January To- u
Cecil uodgman OF No l73 West Eightythirdst., nden-
tined half the property that was stolen from HIN Oh
thirdst r. b. Rock. OF No. 307 East onehundred and
nineteenth st, and John Gensheimer OF NO i4 rrlth
St. Jersey city also selected s2Ss n' haa oeeh
owners yet wanted for large quantity or clothing
and several articles Of Jewery that seaman anu bra
Police HEADQUARTERS several days for inspection All
residents of as who have lost property during the last
four months are invited by Inspector byrneS 70 Call vi
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pORERT IEUR

BALTIMORE, March 10 tSpcciab.-Robcrt Lehr for
many years prominent merchant CT this city died to-
dny age sixty-four He obtained his business training
with the Holland OF Brothers Boninger and came
Baltimore their agent in 1850 Soon after"ard he
became a partner In the firm lilo was also appointed
Consul for Belgium and Vice Consul for Portugal, and
continued as such until his death The house OF Brothers
Bonnger Is one OF the Oldest In the world It's establish
ment dating back several hundred years 1t has branches
IN almost every country the globe and IN each the
firm makes speciality OF dealing largely In one OF the
nrincinal nroiucts OF that particular region
In America It's line IS tobacco Mr. Lehr
built up a handsome fortune. aud owned much
real estate lie married the daughter or Henry Moore
wealthy iron manufacturer OF Wheeling. W. va she
and seven children survive him one OF his daughters Ia
the wife of John Morton a wine merchant OF Bordeaux
The eldest SON. Robert In business win MS ththor
For about two years MIR Lchr had suffered from pain
fu spinal affection caused By his being thrown from Ills
carr
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DEATH OF THE REV. w. T. HOWLAND And
WIFE

TWO MISSIONARIES RETURNED FROM INDIA SUP
POSED TO DE ACCIDENTALLY POISONED.
Bosros March 10 (SpeciaD There has been consdera-
bs excitement ut Auburndale, Mass, for several days.
owing to the sudden death Of the Rev. William T. How
land and his wife, returned missionaries from India
Mrs. Rowland died Saturday and her husband died on
the Monday following after brief Illness Two OF their
children are now Ill The Rev. Mr.. Rowland was MIS-
sionary India and In his stay there OF thirteen years
had with him his wife and children On account OF MS
wifes health he obliged to return to America Ills
wife having relatives in the town OF Monson, Mass the
family went there and after remaining for some
time came to Auburndale They took up their
residence at the Missionary Home, house, rs
its name implies for the accommodation OF missionaries
who have returned from their field OF labor The cause
OF Mrs Howands return was her frequent attacks OF
pneumonia Fot time after her return she seemed In
better health and it hoped that the change would
cause her complete But short time ago sne again
fell i'll and the doctors agreed that she was suffering from
rleuro-pneumonaA Her husband, who had
gone to Montreal on business, was
sent for and he returned quickly railroad trains
would carry him. But he arrived in time to see his wife
gradually sink TO rest being with her only two days pc
fore she died While attending TO the wants Of his sick
wife. Mr. Rowland himself taken ILL., He rapidly
failed aud lived only ortyiwo hours after he was rst
attacked The ply scans that the disease by which
no carried OF was "gastro-hepautls, ana that
the key the whole mystery in the
case Nothing WAS known of any boodposonlng IN MIS-
HOwlands but the fact that traces were iOn OF
that kind of poisoning in her husbands case caused fur
Their examination and II is said that slight traces OF
the same disease have been discovered In her case.
When Mr. Rowland returned from Montreal he Drought
with him quantity OF candy OF which he partook Freely
on the way down on his arrival home he some TO two
OF the children the third not happening 10 be at home
II is also asserted that Ms. Rowland ate some OF Ine
candy but Of this fact nobody seems to be sure me
physicians statements are that neither death was caused
by blood posoniug. although an examination Is now
being made that will probably show the cause OF the
death The candy rather what remains OF the guam
tity brought from Montreal was taken to-day 10 pro-
College
William T. Rowland was born in the I;iand OF 1eyon
in S45 and was eldest of the Rev. W. W. Rowland,
who is still missionary there Young Rowland came 10
this country and fitted for college az Monson Academy,
graduated at Amherst III 1870 ana NJ AndoVer
Theological Seminary. In 1870 he became acquainted
with Miss May l.. Carpenter. OF Monson ana married
her after he graduated from Andoyer They shorty
at-rwar sailed for India being assigned to the Madeira
mission. Miss Carpenter graduate OF Mount
Holyoke Seminary in 1870 She was OF the age as her
husband.
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Post Once No1ce.
"A p.u.Ypy Al iltersstsI As changes may

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dispatched thence tho snias PEARSON Postmaster
Post Office. New.York. \. x. MARCIA Il 1887 r..
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THE UNION LEAGUE o. HIGH LICENSE.


The Crosby High License bill warmly Endorsed by
the Union Club at its monthly meeting last night The
following resolutions introduced by Waiter g.
Howe seconded by Elihu Root aud unanimously
adopted:
The growth Of the nqnor traffic his
city with its evils has become sc that citizens
all AMI OF all creeds who interested IN the pros
their
that the tine has arrived when the subject demands earnest
consideration and immediate reform and
Whereas Pas; has demonstrated That high H.
cense honestly imparsy enforced has diminished the
number .! Saloons reduced the OF crime and of
commitments has diminished the cost OF inainng ho
charitable Institutions pertaining 10 the city
and enormously increased the city rev niue;
Rcs0lrcd That the Union League Club warmly indorses
license the bill before
the Legislature known the CROSBY High License bill and
calls upoD members the Legislature and particularly
delegates from this city 10 give the measure their ime
and cordial support
RSsoIrsd That copy resolutions be transmitted TO
the and Speaker OF the Assembly with
the be presented 10 tho senate ana
Assembly rrsllertivelY
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CYRIL sEARLE.

sAvASsAH Ca. March lo.-Cyrii searlc, welI-known
actor theatrical manager and journalist dod mere TO-DAY
OF consumption. lie had been mere since Oo'o"e'' "
leaves widow, Rose Eytinge, ana son.
Mr. soare into prominence as an actor IN inc
English provinces when he made MI as o"F""' III
Drink" the dramatic adaptation OF Zola's l. Asso-
molr" lie came TO this country In 1877 and played at
the Union Square, Days wallacks old theatre ana me
brooklyn Theatre lie supported Rose LytiSe IN h9se
Michel and PLAYED BW sykes in Oliver iwlsI ho
went to San francisco with Miss Eytnge ana appehreu
there with her III Antony and Cleopatra AT ba.N i
the last Year, the couple have not Ned togetheI o
at one time managed theatrical enterprise IN AnstIaa
Mr seare. last appearance In this city was In last An
gust, with tho Kiralfy Brothers, IN Aronu te win
Lightly Days. at Nibos Garden. Last fal ne went south
with The Louise Bale troupe. The troupe was usoa"uou
ut Savannah, whore Mr.. searle remained
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A WEDDING.

quiet and pretty home wedding took place yesterday
morning at the home OF the brides parents. No. AZ West
hirty-eghthst Miss Leone Coudert. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs Charles Coudert, married 10 Franck
Gaenzer OF Paris 1t owing to the Lenten season
that the wedding private only about fifty relatives
intimate friends being invited The bride entered
the paror leaning the OF her father She wore
wedding gown OF plain white satin. with long train and
high corssge. veil OF point lace held In place by
orange blossoms. and her bouquet was OF the same
flowers. There ushers or bridesmaids. Leon
laenzer brother OF the bridegroom acted best man
The Rev Father Ducey, pastor OF ~ Leos Church. per
formed the ceremony. wedding breakfast was served
afterwarl On saturday Mr. and Mrs. Glaenzer sail by
tho Gascogne for France intending TO make Paris their
frtu hon
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MRS WALTER G. TUcKERMAN.

Mrs Florence HardiDge Tuckcrman' wire Oh "a'or
c. Tuckcrman. OF this city ard well KNOWN " 'aso
circle Of friends both IN Boston and Nc"'1o'A "ou IA"
vashinrton on "Wednesday last Mrs. Tuckcrman was
the daughter of j. Brooks fcnno, promhoht
Boston, and about thirty.two wears ou NJ" hi
died She went south with her family or four !ouS unlI
lren early In the winter but only got as iat as Mss
tom There a complication OF heart disease h'u 's Nc
troubles caused her death after few weeks lIiheS
ruckerman widely known IN this city. Hhe'o 81,
herself In numerous onarltipV ei,ol
rIse Her husband and four young sons survive her.
r the rucral al Grace Church this morning the body
Nh hr Inken Iu Boston for burLL
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prays no REPlVg THE CITY

General Newton Commissioner Of Public Works SAID yes
tsray that he had not plans for repaving the
streets OF this city something that no had collected
con about which would be valuable u
matey Tho shOckngy out OF repair Every
Que knew that patching could do little gOo Myoi
Hewitt that the idea OF repavng the prlhcla W &
brief o sent for General Newton and sggeseu W
he ascertain
The hest means OF laying IL down probable cost and com
municae IL Ia him and he would have the necessary OH pe
,sra 10 The bonds and have pfesene ~
ihs Legislature added that he beieved .ou.o
lie money well expended to put me streets c.} Of street
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THE RROOKLry IYVEsTIGATI OY.

The Assembly Investigating Committee will continue
its work in Brooklyn this afternoon the hour being
changed from 10 q. IN. TO 2. m, owing to MI
BeecGers funeral The heads of the city departments
and the president OF the Civil Service Commission
have been subpo naed to appear but the inquiry in re-
gard 10 the Sheriffs Office will be first completed
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r1Ecrroy FoRGERs ESCAPING TRIAL.

COLUMBUS. March 10 tspecdp. the last year
the Republicans OF Franklin County have endeayored TO
nunsh the torgers OF election tally sheets In October
1855. Several prominent Democrats were Indicted
Judge Duncan Deml, recently elected to-day threw the
Indictments out Of court on technicaity. however
he we're put bonds 10 await the action
of the next Jury and tho Republicans are not ds
aral